A few weeks ago I attended SOBCon in Chicago to participate in a discussion about strategies and tactics for integrating online and offline social marketing. Between the thoughtful breakout discussions, the refreshing panels, and the evening entertainment (social media people love karaoke) I asked attendees “How are you creating value in social media”. We decided to showcase a few responses in a video created by our Edelman Creative production company.
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Making Your Company More Referable
May 12, 2010
Small businesses make up the bulk of the global economy and yet most small business owners are challenged to run their businesses, let alone marketing those businesses to gain new customers and expand.
John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing has been a leading expert in assisting small and medium-sized business owners find creative ways to market their companies. His first…

Not All Fans Are Created Equal
April 19, 2010
Last week, Vitrue determined that the average value of a Facebook fan is worth about $3.60 in equivalent media each year.
The firm calculated this using a wide range of clients and their 45 million aggregate fans before coming to the $3.60 annual valuation. A couple assumptions they make right up front are that each status update posted by the brand generates an average of 1 new media impression for each fan of their brand. They also assume…

